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CVE-2019-0186 Apache Pluto

Affected softwareApache Pluto
Severity6.1 Medium CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in3.1.0
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published26 Apr 2019
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

The input fields of the Apache Pluto "Chat Room" demo portlet 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Mitigation: * Uninstall the ChatRoomDemo war file - or - * migrate to version 3.1.0 of the chat-room-demo war file

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2019-04-26.
  • EPSS 21% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache Pluto 3.0.0 / 3.0.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting 2019-04-26

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read
Finding This CVE affects an open-source Java library published on Maven Central (Maven packages: org.apache.portals.pluto:chatRoomDemo), so it is squarely in ARMR's territory and the source needed to understand the defect is public. That makes it a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the diff between the affected and fixed versions has not been read, and a closer look may find no hook point ARMR can act on.

CVSS

6.1 MEDIUM v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.portals.pluto:chatRoomDemo 3.0.0 3.1.0 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache pluto generic 3.0.0 · 3.0.1
osv org.apache.portals.pluto chatRoomDemo generic ≥ 3.0.0 and < 3.1.0

References

URLTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a@%3Cpluto-user.portals.apache.org%3E WEB
https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.html WEB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759 WEB
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/8 WEB
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbxZ4tZYg@mail.gmail.com%3E WEB
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbxZ4tZYg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108091 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a%40%3Cpluto-user.portals.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published2019-04-26By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.